Service difficulty report · Uplock · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
June 25, 2003
Submitted
June 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17309
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23360
Aircraft time
54,957 hours, 28,711 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
65448105
Part serial
DA3003
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
47,377 hours, 23,788 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE RT MLG FAILED TO EXTEND ON FIRST ATTEMPT WHILE ON APPROACH TO IAH. THE FAILURE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE RT MLG RED WARNING LIGHT. A TOWER FLY-BY CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED MANUALLY, CREW RECEIVED THREE GREEN GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE RT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR AND RT MLG MODULAR PACKAGE WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-32-44 AND 32-32-61 RESPECTIVELY.